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#55CA2E

#55ca2e ≈ Lime Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#55ca2e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 79.22% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.92% cyan, 0% magenta, 77.23% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 105°, with 62.9% saturation and 48.63% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 2.46.

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Web safe#66cc33
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Relative luminance0.4437

Complementary

  1. #55ca2e
  2. #a32eca

Split complementary

  1. #55ca2e
  2. #552eca
  3. #ca2ea3

Analogous

  1. #a3ca2e
  2. #55ca2e
  3. #2eca55

Triadic

  1. #55ca2e
  2. #2e55ca
  3. #ca2e55

Tetradic

  1. #55ca2e
  2. #2ecaa3
  3. #a32eca
  4. #ca2e55

Square

  1. #55ca2e
  2. #2ea3ca
  3. #a32eca
  4. #ca552e

Monochromatic

  1. #214d12
  2. #3b8c20
  3. #55ca2e
  4. #85dd68
  5. #b7eba6

Shades

#55ca2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #55ca2e
  2. #4db629
  3. #44a225
  4. #3c8d20
  5. #33791c
  6. #2b6517
  7. #225112
  8. #1a3d0e
  9. #112809
  10. #091405
  11. #000000

Tints

#55ca2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #55ca2e
  2. #66cf43
  3. #77d558
  4. #88da6d
  5. #99df82
  6. #aae597
  7. #bbeaab
  8. #ccefc0
  9. #ddf4d5
  10. #eefaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#55ca2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #55ca2e
  2. #59c336
  3. #5ebb3e
  4. #62b447
  5. #66ac4f
  6. #6ba557
  7. #6f9e5f
  8. #739667
  9. #778f70
  10. #7c8778
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95bc90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0b800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1ae40 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #47c3ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acbf1b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1ba39 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4dc68c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-55ca2e {
  color: #55ca2e;
}
Background
.bg-55ca2e {
  background-color: #55ca2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-55ca2e {
  border: 2px solid #55ca2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #55ca2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 202 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 105 63% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-55ca2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55ca2e, #2eca55);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-55ca2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 202 46 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 2.46 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.03 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.14 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.95 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.34 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.63 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.79 #aa35d1 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Lime Green
#55ca2e  rgb(85, 202, 46)  hsl(105, 63%, 49%)  Lime Green
#a32eca  rgb(163, 46, 202)  hsl(285, 63%, 49%)  Dark Orchid
#2e55ca  rgb(46, 85, 202)  hsl(225, 63%, 49%)  Sapphire
#ca2e55  rgb(202, 46, 85)  hsl(345, 63%, 49%)  Brick Red